EUROPEAN MARKETS FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROINTERVENTIONAL PRODUCTS

In 2006, the European neurosurgical and neurointerventional products market totaled approximately $338.9 million, with neurointerventional products accounting for 39.2% of sales; followed by image-guided and stereotactic navigation products, with 27.1%; and deep brain stimulation products, with 16.1%. The remaining sales occurred in the aneurysm clips, coils and intracranial stents (11.4%), vagus nerve stimulation (3.5%), and hydrocephalus shunts (2.2%) products markets. Over the forecast period covered by this report, total neurosurgical and neurointerventional product sales are expected to increase at a compound annual rate of 11.8%, reaching approximately $660.5 million in the year 2012.

This new report from Medtech Insight includes analyses of products, technologies, current and forecast markets, competitors, and opportunities in the European neurosurgical and neurointerventional products market. European product markets covered include hydrocephalus shunts; aneurysm clips, coils and intracranial stents; neuroendoscopes; image-guided and stereotactic surgical navigation products; neurointerventional devices; and vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation products. Topics discussed in this report include an overview of the healthcare markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Benelux and Nordic countries, as well as an overview of neurologic disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, tumors, head trauma, and hydrocephalus.